Patricia Austin is a well-known psychic seasoned by 40 plus years of professional experience.  She reads Tarot cards, does Palmistry and throw The Oracle runes.  For your psychic picture of the coming year, make an appointment through BookWoman for this Monday! Readings are $1 a minute; a portion goes to BookWoman. 

Switching to Goddess by Jeri Lyn Studebaker

The author argues that the 6000-year-old switch from guiding mother goddesses to skky/war/father gods must be examined and reversed if humanity is to survive.  

Join us at BookWoman to discuss this book.  

Join Agnes Eva Savich and Allyson Whipple as they read from their hot-off-the press books: free verse from Agnes's first poetry collection and fiction from Allyson's new novella. You can find more info about Agnes on her author blog; http://agnesevasavich.wordpress.com/

Texas Poetry Calendar co-editor Cindy Huyser, another award-winning poet will read old and new favorites and Austin Writergrrl and award-winning playwright Marjorie Brody will entertain with a new short story.

Other Austin Writergrrls will join in the open mic section, following our motto, "Dare to Suck!" as we regale one of the best audiences for 100 miles with our musings.

Come enjoy good literary sisterhood, refreshments and an auditory feast sure to leave to filled with laughter, joy and an all-around good time!

Poetry Open Mac hosted by Deb Akers and featuring Ashley Williams.

Ashley Williams lives in Austin,Texas and is an active member of the Austin Poetry Society and a past member of the Quiet Storm Poets of Huston-Tillotson.  As an avid reader of poetry, her favorite poets include Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton and e.e. cummings. She finds inspiration for her own poetry from myths, bible stories and pop culture and of course, personal experience.

Bring a poem to read!

Rose Twofeathers Hernandez, local Native American artisan and  Master Crystal Healer will be offering a two hour workshop: Healing with Gem Stones and Crystals:  Beginning Your Practice, Enhancing Your Health, Connecting with the Knowledge

The workshop will be held at Book Woman Bookstore, 5501 N Lamar Blvd # A105, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010 and starts promptly at 7pm.  The workshop will include discussion on using stones for chakra alignment and balancing, the placement of stones, use of practical tools, and in depth use of quartz crystals in advanced techniques.  Handouts, some stones, and demonstrations will be included in the workshop. Donation of $45 is suggested for each participant.   The intention of this workshop is to share basic principles and to encourage the practice of the healing art to everyone or anyone who wishes to learn.  You are encouraged to bring your own stones. 

Pre-registration is required by calling (512)577-7595. Register before Jan. 1st for a reduced fee of $38.00

Rose has been a Master Healer and practitioner for over 23 years and is a Keeper of the Rock for her Mayan clan.

Based on 3 years of research and verified by a team of financial experts,Investing: Starting from Scratch uses simple analogies to explain thecomplex subject of investing and retirement planning. 78 million BabyBoomers will begin turning 65 in 2011. Many of them will not have savedenough to retire because they don't know how to invest their money. Thenumber one reason they give for procrastinating is that investing isjust too complicated. Not anymore!

Janet Holt is a gerontologist and a licensed professional counselor specializing inthe challenges of retirement. She regularly speaks to groups andteaches classes on financial literacy. She writes a monthly column forthe Lake Chapala Review and in addition, offers a continuing educationseminar for counselors about the special challenges faced by boomers.For a current list of workshops and seminars, visit www.janetholt.com.

Quilting is a craft, rich with tradition and homespun, practical applications.  But it’s also an art--which, withneedle, thread, fabric, and an idea, can give us a new way of looking at, and wrapping ourselves in, the world.  This book profiles twenty American practitioners of that art, quilters whose fascinating, innovative work takes the craft one step further and makes it into something new.  These remarkable quilters describe their inspiration and methods and show us several examples of their best work.  Among them are Jeanne Williamson, a celebrated mixed-media journal quilter; Pam Rubert, whose large-scale quilts showcase her humor; Loretta Bennett, the youngest of the beloved Gee's Bend quilters; Boo Davis, a
hip crafter who pieces together quilts with heavy-metal themes; Susan Else, who constructs whimsical quilted sculptures; Ai Kijima, a Brooklyn-based artist influenced by Japanese anime; and Jane Burch Cochran, whose folk-art quilts feature thousands of beads and buttons.

Spike Gillespie is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, and quilt lover living in Austin, TX.  She is the critically acclaimed author of four books, including Quilty as Charged:  Undercover in a Material World, and countless magazine articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Real Simple, GQ, Esquire, Elle, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler, and other publications. Her popular blog details her misadventures in quilting. http://thesloppyquilter.blogspot.com

Written with searing honesty and nominated for a Lambda Literary Award, this is
the remarkable story of an extraordinary Scotswoman.

Chris grew up in the impoverished aristocracy of post-war Scotland. The black
sheep of her family, she struggled against the confines of class and
gender, searching for truth in an atmosphere where lies were the norm.
As soon as she was old enough to escape her parents’ stranglehold, she
tried on many different personas, experimenting with drugs, free love,
and anti-establishment politics. Turning to Nature for solace, she
moved to rural California, where she worked as a jill-of-all-trades,
came out as a lesbian, and engaged in healing work centered around her
sexuality. Facing her fears and finding love, she experienced many
varied, riveting, and mind-expanding adventures that brought her to a
place of deep compassion and forgiveness. Eventually, satisfied with
nothing short of absolute freedom, she sold everything and took to the
road. The path she has forged through the jungle of life is an
inspiration to anyone who is looking for the true meaning of love in
our changing world.

Mikaya Heart is the author of a book on lesbianism, a book on orgasm, and a book on
shamanism, as well as a variety of articles. She utilizes shamanic
methods to help people access the vastness of being, and is always
deeply delighted when her clients perceive their own magnificence.
Since kitesurfing is her greatest passion, she has become the woman who
follows the wind, making her home wherever she finds joy.